Established in 1994, the Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania (APHFTA) is the only approved by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOH&SW) as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that exists to serve as a national umbrella organization for the self sustaining private health sector. The organization provides a comprehensive array of advocacy, administrative, knowledge-sharing and networking products and services to the private health sector and it endeavors to link with the community and thereby contribute towards poverty alleviation. With more than 500 members, APHFTA is dedicated to improving the quality of care and services in this sector.
APHFTA’s mission is for the organization to be the premier private health sector association in Tanzania to establish new and expand existing quality health care services to the citizens of Tanzania by strengthening membership capacity through advocacy, resource mobilization, and program development to enhance knowledge and networking with linkages to public, faith based, NGO, development partners, and patient communities. To achieve its mission,
